India, Dec. 10 -- In what the State saffron leadership called a sign of "pre-Parivartan" (change) trepidation, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday warned the people of Bengal against any possible takeover of power by the BJP, saying, "there will be disaster if BJP comes to power in Bengal," vowing to prevent its surge at any cost.

The Chief Minister, while addressing a rally at Cooch Behar in North Bengal, alleged that special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls would bring the national citizenship register (NRC) and detention camps in the State, vowing to prevent it at any cost. She asked the people to remain alert about their rights and "ensure that your names do not get deleted from the voters' lists."

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